The first has a collection of short stories that supposedly retells the stories of the “bad girls” of fantasy, like the Sirens, the Hag and the Goddess Isis (will need to reread to confirm). Yet upon reading the stories, it sounded very much that some of them were “liberated” because men had done so, rather than them being independent.

I flipped through the second book again after a long time and wondered what in the world blinded and compelled me to buy it in the first place. As a source for random names, places and deeds it’s rather interesting, but if one wants to use it as a guide, I would agree with the Washington Post’s review and suggest that you don’t.

There’s something not quite right about a book where Lilith is shown as being demonic when Inanna is shown to be more “exemplary.” Ah well.